AKA: none
Other ID: W-2-08-PS
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Beach erosion monitoring on the Elwha River delta (MU019)
Principal Investigator(s): Guy Gelfenbaum
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Andrew Stevens
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Profiles, Location-Elevation: Transects
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect nearshore bathymetric data and topographic profiles on the Elwha River delta
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Port Angeles, Wash.
End Port/Location: Port Angeles, Wash.
Start Date: 2008-08-26
End Date: 2008-08-27
Equipment Used: topographic equipment
Information to be Derived: Seafloor bathymetry, beach topography
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collect nearshore bathymetric data and topographic profiles on the Elwha River delta
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Two boats were used - "Black Boat" and "Red Boat"
Location:
Elwha River delta
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 48.15702 | South: 48.14334 | West: -123.577 | East: -123.5329 |
Platform(s):
 Boats |
Warrick, J.A., George, D.A., Stevens, A.W., Eshleman, J., Gelfenbaum, G., Kaminsky, G.M., Schwartz, A.K., and Bierne, M., 2010, Beach morphology monitoring in the Elwha River littoral cell, 2004-2009: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 288, 64 p., http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/288/.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| topographic equipment | --- | Profiles Transects | Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format Global positioning system (GPS) data w-2-08-ps.060_blackboat (Provisional best file) Global positioning system (GPS) data w-2-08-ps.060_redboat (Provisional best file) |
